John :af: :60: :05: :12: :GP: :FTS: on Nostr: The #HighCourt has found planning authorities are required to consider local ...

The #HighCourt has found planning authorities are required to consider local #climatechange effects when approving #fossilfuel projects.

3 of the 5 judges found in favour of a Hunter Valley residents' group, which halted the #MountPleasant mine expansion last year in the #NSW Court of Appeal.

The High Court agreed & the case is expected to have national implications for the way fossil fuel project approvals take #globalemissions & local climate change impacts into account. #auspol